Thirty-five years after the first V12 engine went under the hood of BMW’s M70, the German automaker has announced it would be retiring the powerful motor that has given life even to non-BMW autos. This decision may have been motivated by the increased clamour for greener, more sustainable means o…
Looking to Recreate Childhood Memories? Analogue Pocket is the New Gameboy
There is something special about re-living or coming face-to-face with some of your best childhood memories. It is almost like you get a second chance to experience true joy devoid of the responsibilities and worries of adulthood. This perhaps is the kind of feeling Analogue is looking to evoke …
Prada and Dior are bringing Luxury Fashion to Sports with New Athleisure Collections
Luxury brand collaborations were a big thing last year, with the Gucci-Balenciaga ‘hack’, and the Fendi-Versace ‘swap’ being the most popular and undoubtedly, the most creative attempts. The collaborations appear to continue this year, but with a twist: the focus is athleisure, and the luxury bra…
Real Estate in the Metaverse is heating up, but is it worth the Hype?
Last year, a fan of American rapper and businessman, Snoop Dog, purchased lands next to his property for a combined total of $1.23 million. The catch? The lands are in the metaverse, the virtual space where, if the trends are anything to go by, we would all soon be spending a greater part of our …
Louis Vuitton incorporates Important Element from its Light-Up Speaker to the Tambour Horizon Lightup Smartwatch
Only last year, Louis Vuitton launched the Horizon light-up speaker, and maybe it was its other-worldly, spaceship-like design, or the glowing lights that promise to switch up the mood of your party or space, but it was received positively. And now, the luxury house has decided to replicate this …
Looking for a Different Kind of Vacation This Year? Try Equatorial Guinea
The Central African’s controversial city, Ciudad de la Paz, promises to offer a lesson you never thought you needed and beautiful views almost free of a large human population. In 2012, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea, officially announced that he was moving the seat…
Airbus Brings Down the Curtains on the A380 as it Makes Its Last Delivery
The last Airbus A380 has been delivered to Emirates, effectively commencing the end of the double-decker jumbo jet era. The A380 was first announced in 1990 and it made its flying debut on October 25, 2007, with Singapore Airlines. It was conceptualised to overtake the Boeing 747, but unfortunate…
Audi Wants to Give EVs a More Aspirational, Luxury Status
Audi has launched what it calls the world’s first luxury charging hub for electric vehicles (EVs) in what it probably hopes will increase user adoption and place it as a leader in the industry. The first charging hub opened recently in the luxury marque’s home country of Germany. It’s not like a …
Dunia Camp Makes History as the First, All-Female Safari Camp
Safaris may have been around for a long time now, but it is an industry dominated by men. That is, until the rise of Asilia Africa’s Dunia Camp, the first, all-female safari camp run by Tanzanian women. First opening in 2016, Dunia closed temporarily last year because of the pandemic. It has now …
Got LEGOs? You Could be Sitting on a Pile of Cash
For years, analysts have listed Birkins, wines and spirits, vintage autos and timepieces amongst others as the best performing alternative assets available. However, new research has uncovered a worthy yet largely ignored player: LEGOs. According to researchers at the Higher School of Economics i…